Best gunplay in the series
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The first thing you'll immediately notice when you start playing is how buttery smooth the gameplay is”
Steam review · 169.3 h played ↗
Borderlands 3
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Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%Gearbox Software2020Looter Shooter · FPS · RPG
The verdict
A looter-shooter with arguably the best gunplay and loot in the series, dragged down by long, unskippable, widely hated writing. Skip it if story and humor matter to you.
Great for
Players who want smooth gunplay, endless loot and co-op, and can mute or ignore the story
Main risk
Cringe, unskippable dialogue and weak villains make the campaign a slog
What players love
Huge variety of guns and addictive loot
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The loop goes: find an overpowered gun → use it until it becomes average → replace it with an even better gun → repeat.”
Steam review · 41.8 h played ↗
Deep builds and varied Vault Hunters
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Every character has a lot more to play with with multiple action skills to choose from and a pretty wide spread of perks across four separate thematic trees.”
Steam review · 19.2 h played ↗
Great visuals and art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The visuals are unique, keeping that iconic cel-shaded style but making everything feel more detailed and alive.”
Steam review · 42.9 h played ↗
Great co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Loud, chaotic, and full of loot. Exactly what Borderlands should be. Gunplay feels great, the worlds are huge, and the co-op is a blast.”
Steam review · 140.1 h played ↗
DLCs are better than the main story
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The DLC hold up though and are superior in terms of storytelling.”
Steam review · 97.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Cringe, unskippable dialogue and bad writing
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“It's that the NPCs NEVER SHUT UP.”
Steam review · 66.7 h played ↗
Annoying villains and ruined old characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The Calypso Twins are presented as these terrifying new villains, but instead of feeling like intimidating threats, they often feel like two obnoxious YouTubers”
Steam review · 47.9 h played ↗
Crashes, corrupted saves and startup failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“The fact that I've been getting nonstop crashes for 4 days despite uninstalling and re-installing”
Steam review · 25.6 h played ↗
Broken SHiFT and co-op connectivity
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“can't stay connected to SHIFT network, so you can't play coop”
Steam review · 14.9 h played ↗
Poor map and Sanctuary navigation
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“The sanctuary ship is an utter mess to navigate.”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Story-blocking and quest bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 negative reviews
“My game is currently softlocked because of a bug that has existed since at least 2020.”
Steam review · 28 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support75 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/10 (latest service pack)
ProcessorAMD FX-8350 or Intel i5-3570
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ HD 7970 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2 GB
Storage75 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/10 (latest service pack)
ProcessorAMD Ryzen™ 5 2600 (Intel i7-4770)
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ RX 590 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Storage75 GB available space
OSWindows 7/10 (latest service pack)
ProcessorAMD FX-8350 or Intel i5-3570
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon™ HD 7970 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2 GB
Storage75 GB available space
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